Bruce Arena has been elected into the National Soccer Hall of Fame with his name on 78% of the ballots.
Arena’s career has been long and remarkable. He is arguably the best American coaches and certainly is one of the most successful. His career took off at the University of Virgina, where he led the Cavaliers to five national titles. He moved to DC United in 1996 to be part of the inaugural year for Major League Soccer. There he won both the MLS title and the Lamar Hunt Open Cup title in 1996, and repeated as MLS champions in 1997. His success continued as he was named head coach of the US Men’s National Soccer Team in 1998. The highlight of his career came at the World Cup 2002 where he led Team USA to their best finish at a World Cup, but unfortunately lost to Germany in the quarterfinals. Arena led the team for 8 years and finished his run with a record of 71-30-29.
Arena now coaches the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
For more information on Bruce Arena and his storied career, check out this article at mlsnet.com.
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